Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 9 August 2023] British Council

Title

British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group

Purpose

To help parliamentarians learn more about and better understand the British Council and its work, at home and abroad, to promote the English language alongside British education, culture and values; and to support the British Council, offering advice and encouragement in both its everyday and long-term work.

Category

Subject Group

 

Officers

Role

Name

Party

Chair & Registered Contact

Mr John Baron

Conservative

Treasurer

Stephen Kinnock

Labour

Vice Chair (East Asia)

Mark Logan

Conservative

Vice Chair (South Asia)

Mr Virendra Sharma

Labour

Vice Chair (Middle East and North Africa)

Mrs Flick Drummond

Conservative

Vice Chair (Middle East and North Africa)

Lord Brennan

Non-affiliated

Vice Chair (Americas)

Karen Bradley

Conservative

Vice Chair (Latin America)

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

Liberal Democrat

Vice Chair (Sub-Saharan Africa)

Baroness Northover

Liberal Democrat

Vice Chair (Europe)

Baroness Smith of Newnham

Liberal Democrat

Vice Chair (Wider Europe)

Baroness Suttie

Liberal Democrat

Vice Chair (Australia & New Zealand)

Lord Watson of Invergowrie

Labour

Vice Chair

Baroness Grey-Thompson

Crossbench

Vice Chair

Catherine West

Labour

Vice Chair

Fabian Hamilton

Labour

Vice Chair

Navendu Mishra

Labour

Vice Chair

Lord Bach

Labour

Vice Chair

Dan Carden

Labour

 

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Mr John Baron MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8138.

Email: john.baron.mp@parliament.uk

 

Public Enquiry Point:

Ruth Loeffler, British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN. Tel: 07517 829 601

Email: ruth.loeffler@britishcouncil.org

 

Secretariat:

The British Council acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.britishcouncil.org/

 

Group's Website:

https://appg.britishcouncil.org/

 

 

Annual General Meeting

Date of most recent AGM in this Parliament

16/05/2023

Did the group publish an income and expenditure statement relating to the AGM above?

Yes

Reporting year

12 Feb to 11 Feb

Next reporting deadline

12/06/2024

 

Registrable benefits received by the group

 

Benefits In Kind

Source

Description

Value £s

In bands of £1,500

Received

Registered

The British Council

Secretariat

 

From : 12/02/2023

To : 11/02/2024

 

27,001-28,500

12/02/2023

30/05/2023